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There are many good restaurants, and you should take the time to stop and taste the local cuisine, its tourin (garlip soup), geese and duck specialities, cheeses (Le cabécou), its desserts.ĭiscover more in our chapter “ Restaurants”. Gastronomy is one of the pillar of the Périgord’s life, each village or “bastide” du Périgord have markets with specialities such as geese and ducks products, black truffles or ceps (depending on season) and also the International Book Fair Gourmand which take place every two years in Périgueux. TO THE BEST LOCAL DISHES AND THE PERIGOURDINE CUISINE Confits of duck, magrets, pâtés, tourins Salardaise potatoes and Perigueux saucesįor more details, visit our chapter “TASTING”.Walnut, strawberry, truffle and tobacco….

Liquors and brandies from Périgord old distilleries.Bergerac wines: the famous Monbazillac and Pécharmant.Périgord products are re-known worldwide, the highlights include : Périgord is undoubtedly one of the French departments with the highest concentration of national treasures : Castles, Abbeys, “Bastides”, Priories, Archeological and Troglodytes sites, Caves and Caverns, Gardens, Museum, Theme Parks, and so many reasons for a holiday in the region that you can find more details in the chapter “tourist sites”.įROM THE TREASURES OF THE LOCAL PRODUCTS… Purple Périgord: Bergerac and its vineyards, south of Dordogne ands its “pays des bastides”.Green Périgord: From Nontron to Excideuil, Périgord Nature Reserve and Country Park, Limousin, Brantôme, Val de Dronne….Black Périgord: Sarlat most of historical sites and castles, forests, the Vézère Valley and the Dordogne Valley.White Périgord: Around Périgueux and the Isle Valley….We suggest you visit our chapter “Visiting Périgord”, this will give you a general picture of the historical, architectural and natural treasures for each of the four Périgord regions. Sponsored content discover the Périgord THE 4 COLOURS OF THE PÉRIGORD

The distinctive feature of the bastide is its geometrical plan around the market place (Monpazier). Bastides are a legacy of the battle between the King of England and the count of Toulouse (whose Bastides were built in the Agen area). These castles, as they are today, are characterized by the combination of various architectural periods.īastides were created between the 13th and 14th century and located in the southwest of the département (country of Dropt). The construction of these castles extends from the 11th Century to the French Revolution. In Dordogne, there are over 1,000 castles, manors and country houses along all the valleys of the Dordogne, la Vézère and l’Isle et de la Dordogne.Ĭhâteau de la Marthonie – St Jean de Côle The antiquity is characterized by the birth of the petrocores territory (Gaul’s community, 400 BC), which after the Gaul’s war, became one the towns of the Aquitaine Roman province with Vesunna being the county town.ĭuring this period, Vesunna acquired important urban infrastructures (aqueduct, amphitheatre, etc) the remains of which can still be found in Périgueux.

The Neolithic period (3000 years BC): It is characterised by a period of settlement that included the adoption of agriculture and the development of tools (copper, bronze, iron).

This is the reason why most of the prehistoric sites of the Palaeolithic age are spread accross the valleys of Vézère and the Dordogne.

The Palaeolithic period: Ice age period is characterised by the drawings and engravings of reindeers and mammoths, which were famously found on cave walls within the Département (Rouffignac, Lascaux, etc).ĭuring this period (400 000 years BC), prehistoric man lived at the bottom of limestone cliffs.

Various ages define the history of the Périgord PREHISTORY